Hood or bonnet.



A. C. SCHULZ.

H000 0R BDNNiT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. E9H5.

1 ,300,032. Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

A. C. SCHULZ.

HOOD 0R BONNET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13. 1915.

Patented Apr. 8,1919.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3- I Inventor fliber CC Swfi .2... I olll J U ll) nmnm'c. sexism; or BE DQEPUBT; coNNE'eTmo'r; nssmzmn m me noeenoamm COMPANY'OF AMERICA; 01" NEWYBRK; N. Y.', COERQOMTION 01* WESTVIRGIME.

HOQIUUB MET.

Specification LettMs-T atent.

Patien'tedApr. 8; 1919;

Animation flied l'mwlfi, 1m. Sex-M1110. 105,554.

To @116 wbomiimay oomem fie it knownthat I, Annwr (1. 'SQHULZ, a

oil Bridgeport; of 'Fairfield, \State of Conneotieut -hsivsinmmd an Improvement in Heodsor: Bormet'sg of-whieh thefifillowingz deseaription, in permeation with i the woo npanying fimwiingg. is. a speoifieation; l ke characters on the drawings repnesenting like parts.

This invention neleteste whousing, sand is more pantioulerl eoneorned withzavso celled hood or bomiet r. housing machinery, sweh as-thsmoiiors-wndaeeesserres of motor oars, motor bodies, aeroplanes, and other apparaiaus requiring shelter TTOmvthQ'QiiGmWtS, and protection from dmst and My inwention will be (best understood by refierenee to the followingv deseription, when taken in connection with 'irhe-aooommnying drawings of onespeeifio -eirlboxiimenlt {thereof, WhilribSrB ,Bfli'mbfl- 1mm pai'ticuiarly pointed out int 9 app nded olaiims.

In thodi'qzwingm Figure l ismawside'elevetiwiocta hoodor t embodyi my inmention,-the:same being. shown no "med yvithi 1a rsud-isimor and a POHtiOiH ofwoowl, both oonsbituting in effect portions oilhhe housing;

Fig. *2 isus; ctnont elevation oflthehood or bonnet with the madietor omitted, andshowmg in to the bonnet the siills and frame members which mpiport the some;

Fig, 3 ise ofporbions ozfthe'honnet 0n- ;wn enl seek;

Fig. 4 is a, sectional view on line F. s l ig. 5.. iso detail; sectional lviewv on an enangedsoale-on line-5&5 of Fig,;1--,

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Fig; T is a detaiili seofiionel' wiew an enlarged scale-mo aim-whor Fig 1,: illnetratingoone 0t the-side hiugesg end Fig- 3 s-e detaileievati on view ed i therinterior \M thebormot -wd also 1111mm.

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tel-the drawings, and 1 to the embodiment of my invention which I 1mm; sdeemdacEoPili'ufltmtm I hnvethereshown a the class -on1y ended a hood or bonnet, nd in thevspeeifio example, h wm hown. onepertieulnrly adapted for use as embossing. for aomotnr, {and some of the accessories of a motor oer. 0

As henein shown, thebonnet .(see Fig. 1)

is interposedbetween aradiator l and a cowl Q-Whioh constitute in efli'eot portions of the housin As is usual, the bonnet overlaps there iator Land .eowl toiorm closed joints therewith; In 2,-the bcmnet is SlIOiWIl supported on a pair of usual bonnet sills-3,

the latter, as is customary, resting upon side members 4 of the motor 0&1 frame.

'llheibonneet proper, as herein shown, -G0mprises a pair of side walls 15, a. central roof section 6, and a pair of intermediate sections 7. Bleach of the side Walls 5 is hinged to the adjacent section orwali 7 by 'a-suitabie hinge8 preferably of the type known as a concealed hinge entirely within the bonnet. This hinge herein comprises a .pintle 9 amd a. i of hinged members 10 and 11, suita ysecured to the Wall seetions 5 and 7. Pnefembly the marginal portions 12 and 13 of'thewnll-seotiOns 5 and 7 (see Fig. 7') we folded to fiorm channels M and 15, respecfirmly, to reeeive portions of the h -in' ed mfimbers 10 and 111, respeetiveily. Pne 1&1" albly alsop, the fllaxtbl" in like 1- have marginal portions 16 and l 17 folded to '18 arid 19, meqwotively, to rmeive the marginal oi the wall sections 5' and 7. By this: construction, eanh hinge member: has what may he termed aclenoh joint with its respective Wall seetioili, thus enabling the be be as a separate unit and ito the' wall sections in a, neat and durable manner, without the use ofi rivetn- By this-method of oo'nstnuction, mtiMAB-waresimply sheets with th ir adjeeemh magnnai portions folded beak upon themseives toreeeive the hinge The iettar are vofi the type some times ealled-piemhing-es, and ean be made separately-50m, and latber katto, the Wei-l mes more eonvenientl y than they oould be made" integral therewith. It Emmi evident, moreover, their, this eon-1 Strmtion lends strength to the joint owing tothie use of several plies oi mterial olded aa al wn Bfifen'inginow'to F gs; 2 and :5; I have thsneshown a osntnsl roof-section 6 mounteflmpon a suitable support, herein composedozf wpainofimembersfiii y ally L-sh in enoes'seetiomesnd Ming the webs 21 plaeedflwe toimeto form a. rigid neins fomement Whisk eonstibutes-aspecies of rid'gepole, as it were, for the roofstrucimr;

As a-meains for 'exeludingas mush water aspossible, the sections 6; and 7 hameower,

lapping marginal portions 22 and 23 res ectively, formin a joint between t em. t must be evident, owever, that some water is bound to enter said joint, and I have therefore provided the latter with drainage means, herein consisting of a gutter or channel 24 to receive and drain away the water which leaks through the joint. This channel or gutter is preferably formed by slinply bending the inner overlapping mar in 22 of the roof section 6 into trough-llke form, as clearly shown in Fi 5. This channel or tier, as shown in ig. 4, is preferably Inclined toward one end of the bonnet, in the present instance toward the radiator 1, so that any water which enters at the joint is conducted by the channel or trough to a point adjacent the radiator, where it may be disposed of in such manner as to avoid its reaching the usual machinery which is disposed within the bonnet. Each of the sections 7 is herein hinged to the section 6 by one or more, herein a plurality of, hinges of novel form.

Taking one of the hinges as an example (see Fig. 5), said hinge comprises a pivot 26 which connects the parts 6 and 7 to each other within the hood. Now, in order to per mit the latter to be opened by swinging the part 7 in an upward and inward direction, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5, the axis of the pivot 26 is disposed lengthwise of the joint and at the side of the latter toward which the outer overlapping margin 23 swings when opening. In the specific example, the part 7 swings toward the center of the hood, and hence the pivotal axis is disposed intermediate the joint and the center of the hood.

In order to permit the hinged section 7 to be swung open as far as possible, it is connected to the pivot 26 by an arm 27 whose form is such as to permit a swingin move ment through a considerable angu ar distance, without interference of the arm with the edge of the inner overlapping margin 22. To this end, the arm 27 is herein disposed, in part atleast, outside of an are A, whose center is in the axis of the pivot 26, and whose radius B is the distance from said axis to the edge of the inner overlapping mar in 22. As long as a considerable portion 0 the arm from a.point where itis secured to the part 7 is disposed outside of the are referred to, it may be any desired shape; but, as herein shown, it is substantially concentric with said arm. Since such concentric portion need. be only of such length as to permit the hinged section to be opened to the desired extent, the remainder of the arm is of course suitably shaped to form the necessary connection with the pivot.

The intermediate hinge, which has just been described, is provided with a fixed block 28, to which the pivot is detachably attached, and this block is shown in Fig. 5 as mounted on the web 21. By reference to Fig. 6, it will be observed that the front and rear hinges, which for convenience are designated 25 and 25 are provided with socketed supporting blocks 28 and 28 and that the pivots 26' and 26 are provided with spring-pressed bolts 30 and 30, normally seated in the sockets of said blocks, but capable of being withdrawn therefrom. When these bolts are thus withdrawn, the section 7 is detached from the section 6, and may be entirely removed. This spring-bolt construction, however, constitutes no part of my present invention, but forms the subject matter of application by other parties.

Each of the side walls or sections 5 may be provided with one or more usual handles 31, which may be grasped to lift such section for the purpose of opening the bonnet. In doing this, it is customary to simply lift the side section 5, thus imparting an upward and inward swingin motion to the section 7, the latter finally loringin up in an inverted, or partially inverted? position with the section 5 folded down a amst its inner surface in a manner too well known to require further description.

While I have herein shown and described one specific form or embodiment of my invention for illustrative purposes, and have disclosed and discussed in detail the construction and arrangement incidental to one specific application thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is limited neither to the more details or relative arrangement of parts, nor to its specific embodiment herein shown, but that extensive deviations from the illustrated form or embodiment of the invention may be made, without departing from the principles thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire by Letters Patent to procure is:

1. In a hood or bonnet, the combination of a roof and walls inclosing an interior space and comprising two sections jointed together, and drainage means disposed adjacent the joint of said sections to receive and drain away water leakin through such joint from the exterior of sai hood or bonnet.

2. In a hood or bonnet, the combination of a roof and walls inclosing an interior space and comprising1 sections arran ed to form a joint, and a c annel dispose within said space to receive water admitted through said oint.

3. In a hood or bonnet, the combination of a roof and walls inclosing an interior space and comprisin sections arran ed to form a joint, and a ownwardly inc ined channel disposed within said space to receive water admitted through said joint.

4. In a hood or bonnet, the combination of a roof and walls inclosing an interior space and comprising sections arranged to form a joint, and a trough-like member disposed within said space and beneath said 'oint.

1 5. In ahood or bonnet, the combination of a roof and walls inclosing an interior space and comprising sections arranged to form a joint in said roof, and a trou h-like member supported on the inside of said roof beneath said joint, said roof and said member being inclined downwardly.

6. In a hood or bonnet, the combination of two jointed parts having overlapping marginal portions forming a joint, and a pivot connecting one of said parts to the other within the hood, the axis of said pivot being disposed lengthwise of said joint and at the side of the latter toward which the outer overlapping margin swings when opening.

7. In a hood or bonnet, the combination of two jointed parts having overlapping marginal portions forming a joint, a pivot connecting one of said parts to the other within the hood, the axis of said pivot being disposed lengthwise of the joint and at the side of the latter toward which the outer overlapping margin swings when opening, and means connecting said pivot to the part which has the outer overlapping margin, said means being in part, at least, disposed outside of an arc whose center is in said axis and whose radiusis the distance from said axis to the edge of the inner overlapping margin.

8. In a hood or bonnet, the combination of two jointed Parts having marginal portions forming a joint, and a pivot connecting one of said parts to the other within the hood, the axis of said pivot being disposed lengthwise of said joint and at the side of the latter toward which the outer margin swings when opening.

9. In a hood or bonnet, the combination of a roof and walls inclosing an interior space and comprising sections 6 and 7 jointed together, and drainage means 24 adj acent the joint of said sections.

10. In a hood or bonnet, the combination of two jointed parts having overlapping marginal portions 22 and 23 forming a joint, and a pivot 26 connecting one of said parts to the other within the hood, the ax1s of said pivot being disposed substantially parallel with said joint.

11. An automobile hood hinge comprising hood sections having hinge pintles, a pair of brackets for the hoo-d sect1ons, each bracket having a pair of hinge bearings spaced apart thereon and adapted to receive the hinge pintles of the hood sections, and

a tie stri connected at opposite ends with said brac ets and underlapping said hood sectlons.

12. In a hood for automobiles, a pair of hinge brackets for the hood sections, each having a pair of tubular hinge bearings spaced apart thereon, hood sections having hinge pintles for pivotal engagement with said bearings and a T-shaped weather strip connected with said brackets andinterposed between said sections in underlapping relation therewith.

13. In a hood for automobiles, a air of hood sections disposed in opposed a jacent relation and hinged at opposite ends, re-

spectively, to the dash and radiator of the vehicle, and a weather strip secured at opposite ends, respectively, to said dash and radiator and underlapping the adjacent edges of said hood sections.

14. An automobile hood, comprising two parts one of which swings outwardly relatively to the other, and a hinge connecting said two arts and located on the inner side of the joint between them.

15. An automobile hood, comprising more than two parts, and hinges connecting such part and all located on the inner side of the hood, some of the joints provided by such hinges folding inwardly and some outwardly.

16. An automobile hood, comprising more than two parts, and hinges connecting such parts and all located on the inner side of tho hood.

17. In a hood for automobiles, a pair of hood sections disposed in opposed relationship and carried by pivotal means inside the hood, said hood sections being separated, a normally fixed hood section interposed in the space between said pair of hood sections and provided with troughs underlying the inner edges of said pair of hood sections and providing for drainage of water entering said hood in the joints between said air of hood sections and said normally xed hood section.

18. In a hood for automobiles, a pair of hood sections, a tie strip forming part of the hood between said hood sections, hinge means for said hood sections located inside the hood, the edges of said hood sections and the edges of said tie strip being in lapped relationship.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT C. SOHULZ.

Witnesses:

R. E. LooKWooD, B. J. CoNNoLLY.

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